Linux Administrator
UK > England
The median Linux Administrator salary in England is £65,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 9 May 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 9 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 618 | 758 | 814 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +140 | +56 | +173 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Linux Administrator | 53 | 73 | 117 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England | 0.11% | 0.085% | 0.13% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.12% | 0.090% | 0.14% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 40 | 68 | 95 |
| 10th Percentile | £46,925 | £41,500 | £41,300 |
| 25th Percentile | £52,500 | £42,625 | £47,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £65,000 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +23.81% | -12.50% | +33.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £80,000 | £58,750 | £75,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £80,500 | £65,000 | £177,000 |
| UK median annual salary | £55,000 | £50,000 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +10.00% | -16.67% | +33.33% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
England
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in England. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.
| Permanent vacancies in England with a recognized job title | 43,417 | 81,048 | 82,564 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.53% | 94.49% | 91.47% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 24,595 | 60,528 | 52,373 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £42,000 | £38,250 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,500 | £53,500 | £60,800 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +7.48% | -12.01% | +1.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £71,500 | £82,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £97,500 | £91,000 | £100,000 |
| UK median annual salary | £57,500 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +9.52% | -12.50% | - |
Linux Administrator
Job Vacancy Trend in England
Job postings that featured Linux Administrator in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.
Linux Administrator
Salary Trend in England
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Linux Administrator in England.
Linux Administrator
Salary Histogram in England
Salary distribution for jobs citing Linux Administrator in England over the 6 months to 9 May 2025.
Linux Administrator
Job Locations in England
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Linux Administrator within the England region over the 6 months to 9 May 2025. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.
| Location | Rank Change on Same Period Last Year |
Matching Permanent IT Job Ads |
Median Salary Past 6 Months |
Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
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| London | +124 | 24 | £67,500 | +8.00% | 16 |
| South East | +99 | 15 | £55,000 | - | 8 |
| South West | +89 | 5 | £55,000 | +15.79% | 3 |
| East of England | +34 | 5 | £75,000 | +50.00% | 8 |
| North of England | +53 | 4 | £55,000 | +22.22% | 4 |
| Yorkshire | - | 3 | - | - | |
| North West | +13 | 1 | £55,000 | +22.22% | 4 |
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Linux Administrator Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England
For the 6 months to 9 May 2025, Linux Administrator job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the England region featuring Linux Administrator in the job title.
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Linux Administrator Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:
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